Easy To Be In Love With A Tree – Inspirational Quotations

This post fits with my post and press from this morning. The importance of trees and what we can learn from them seems a shared journey. When we understand trees for what they are, we can understand ourselves for who we are.

The big old conifers were cut down this year. The new shrubs are my new additions to the garden.

When I think of trees, I think of temples. For me trees represent temples. They provide both shade and sanctuary to all creatures. They feed the earth and give shelter to the birds. Trees are holy and vital to our well-being. Yes, I am a tree hugger. The vibrations of trees has a strong attraction for me. For the past eight years I have sat back and watched over forty trees cut down all around us. It was devastating to see those old temples go. None of them deserved it. We were told the trees were a nuisance for they cut out light, they dropped leaves, they had nasty growing habits. So they met an untimely end by mutilation. I have never come to terms with the loss of trees. Although…

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I completed a PhD at Gonzaga University in Spokane, WA. Previously, I taught for 20 years and taught for 15 years in a wonderful hybrid school. My dissertation topic and research were how certain teachers experience becoming who teachers. In teaching and leanring, I am a boundary-crosser who understands moving ahead is a leap of faith.
Teaching is a calling and vocation to express who I am as a person. Currently, I am waiting and listening to what calls me next. I am an educator, phenomenologist, scholar, boundary-crosser, published poet, author, parent, grandparent, and spouse.

Thanks for sharing this. I love trees too and remember almost crying the first time a tree I loved was cut down by the landlord. I’m going to reblog the original also. As that option is gone this morning from yours.